World War II Honoree

Raymond Don Wheatley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Indianapolis, Indiana

Honored By

Florabel Willsey

Relationship

Sister

SHIP COOK 3RD CLASS, SEABEE. COMPLETED BOOT TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNED ABOARD REPAIR SHIP/DESTROYER TENDER USS ALCOR AD-34, SERVICE SQUADRON 10, IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. DURING SERVICE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS JAPAN CAPITULATED, SO WAS STATIONED AT OKINAWA, THEN SASEBO AND YOKOSUKA, JAPAN, CARRYING OUT POST-WAR REPAIR WORK AT EACH STATION. RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO, THEN TO GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION FOR SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE.